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Experts: Cyclosporiasis outbreak

Published: 13 July 2026

There is an outbreak of cyclosporiasis in the United States. The foodborne illness, caused by the cyclospora parasite, is characterized by relapsing digestive symptoms, such as explosive diarrhea....

Expert: Lyme disease

Published: 26 May 2025

Tick season returns each spring, bringing a renewed risk of Lyme disease. In Quebec, the number of reported cases has been rising in recent years....

Experts: Flesh-eating screwworm parasite

Published: 8 April 2025

The flesh-eating screwworm parasite — whose larvae feed on animals and, in rare cases, humans — is spreading further north into Central America and Mexico, prompting Costa Rica to declare a...

Experts: COVID-19 pandemic no longer a 'global health emergency' according to WHO

Published: 12 May 2023

The World Health Organization (WHO) has ended the global COVID-19 emergency, citing increased immunity, fewer deaths and less pressure on hospitals. The pandemic, which was first declared an...

Experts: Random COVID-19 testing resumes at four major airports

Published: 19 July 2022

Mandatory random COVID-19 testing resumed on Tuesday, July 19 for vaccinated travellers coming into Canada through four major airports. The tests for select passengers landing in Toronto, Vancouver...

Cholera in Haiti

Published: 13 October 2016

The number of cholera cases is on the rise Haiti after hurricane Matthew. (CNN)

Brazil 2016: Politics, Olympics Games, and Zika

Published: 1 August 2016

Philip Oxhorn, Political Science, Founding Director of the Institute for the Study of International Development, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ...

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